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maritime history and place-based heritage preservation

Dr. Barr has served in various senior government agency and academic positions, focusing on marine protected areas, and more generally, ocean research, governance, policy and management of natural and cultural/heritage resources. His Ph.D. research at the University of Alaska investigated the application of the concept of "wilderness" to ocean and coastal waters, globally and specifically along the coasts of North America, with a special emphasis on the Arctic.